Bio Rad Announces the Release of Version 9.5 of Its KnowItAll® Spectroscopy Software

Bio Rad Laboratories, Inc. a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced the release of several new databases and version 9.5 of its award-winning KnowItAll® software.

"The significant amount of spectral data that have been added highlights Bio-Rad's continued commitment to creating new and valuable spectral databases," said Gregory M. Banik, Ph.D., General Manager, Bio-Rad Informatics. "Coupled with the significant enhancements that we have made to KnowItAll, we believe our users will be delighted with this release," he continued.

New Spectral Databases for Critical Application Areas

Bio-Rad offers researchers access to one of the world's largest spectral reference collections containing over 1.4 million spectra of pure organic and commercial compounds. Researchers rely on these collections to determine chemical composition of samples by comparing them to the reference spectra.

In this new release, Bio-Rad offers several new spectral databases and has enhanced several others in the following technique areas: ATR-IR, IR, Raman, and NMR.

Bio-Rad's KnowItAll Informatics System is a fully integrated software package that provides scientific researchers multiple tools, including database building and management, search, analysis, structure drawing, and reporting all within a single user interface. Bio-Rad offers specialized editions of its KnowItAll system specifically customized for spectroscopy and other areas of research.

The KnowItAll 9.5 release includes the following enhancements:

• Spectral Search - now offers enhanced ability to visualize results from simultaneous searches from multiple analytical techniques and the option to view even more detailed search parameters and include in reports• Mixture Analysis - now offers a choice of algorithm and the ability to include/exclude known components to improve results.• Spectral Viewing - now includes different spectral x-axis zoom zones, spectrum overview pane, the ability to calculate the "average" spectrum and derivative spectra, and improved reflectance spectrum handling.• Macros - expanded ability to create macros in all analytical techniques.• Structure Drawing - new tool to flip fragments in a molecule and additional supported file formats.• KnowItAll AnyWare™ (online browser search interface) - improved search speed and improvements to interface.

These award-winning solutions provide scientists across a range of fields and disciplines with the ability to conduct comprehensive proteome profiling and quantitation, biomarker discovery and verification, and the full characterization of complex biotherapeutics.